Description
Tiramisu Cream Puffs are elegant Italian-inspired pastries made with crisp choux pastry shells filled with fluffy mascarpone cream and espresso flavor, then finished with a dusting of cocoa powder for a classic tiramisu touch.
Ingredients
- 150 g water
- 100 g unsalted butter
- 1 pinch salt
- 150 g all-purpose flour
- 4 to 5 eggs
- 500 g mascarpone cheese
- 200 g heavy cream
- 120 g granulated sugar
- 20 to 30 ml cooled espresso or strong coffee
- 1 teaspoon instant espresso powder (optional)
- Unsweetened cocoa powder for dusting
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C) and line a baking tray with parchment paper.
- In a medium saucepan, combine the water, butter, and salt. Bring to a boil over medium heat.
- Add the flour all at once and stir quickly with a wooden spoon for about 2 minutes until the dough forms a smooth ball.
- Transfer the dough to a mixing bowl and let cool for 10 minutes.
- Add the eggs one at a time, mixing thoroughly after each addition until the dough becomes glossy and smooth.
- Pipe or spoon small mounds of dough onto the prepared baking tray, leaving space between each puff.
- Bake for 35 minutes without opening the oven door.
- Turn off the oven, crack the door slightly open, and let the cream puffs rest inside for 5 minutes before cooling completely on a rack.
- To prepare the filling, beat mascarpone, heavy cream, and sugar together until thick and fluffy.
- Divide the cream into two bowls. Mix the espresso and optional espresso powder into one half.
- Slice the cooled cream puffs in half or make a small hole underneath for piping.
- Fill each cream puff with both creams to create a marbled tiramisu effect.
- Dust generously with unsweetened cocoa powder.
- Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes before serving.
Notes
- Do not open the oven door early while baking or the cream puffs may collapse.
- For crispier shells, store unfilled pastry shells separately and fill just before serving.
- Add extra espresso powder for a stronger coffee flavor.
- Mini cream puffs make elegant bite-sized desserts for parties and celebrations.
- Use unsweetened cocoa powder for the most authentic tiramisu flavor.
- Prep Time: 25 minutes
- Cook Time: 35 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cream puff
- Calories: 210
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 70mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 9g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 14g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 95mg
